Running horse



12, 1930- H. ROTHSCHILD 1,773,062

RUNNING HORSE Filed June 1928 2 Sheefis-Sheet l I v Fig.2

Aug. 12, 1930. H. ROTHSCHILD RUNNING HORSE Filed June 8, 1928 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Patented Aug. 12, 1930 .UNITED STATES PATENT oFFrcE HEINRICH ROTHSCHILD. F NIENBURG ON-THE WESER, 'GERMANY RUNNING HORSE Application filed Jun'e'8, 1928, Serial No. 283,914, and mi Germany September 36,1927. v

This invention relates to improvements in hobby-horses, the object of the invention being to provide an'improvedhobby horse-provided with mechanism by which the rear legs may be caused to move idly forwardly and then be caused to move effectively rearwardly to thereby impart forward movement to the horse and also embodying means by which the rider by raising and lowering his feet lojmay control and cause the movement of the horse.

' With the above and other objects in View, the invention consists in the construction, combination and arrangement of devices hereinafter described and claimed.

In the accompany'drawings p v Fig. 1 is a longitudinal section through the body of the horse on line AB, of Fig. 2.

Fig. 2 isa section on line CD, of Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a section on line E-F, of Fig. 1.

Fig. 4 is a longitudinal section on line AB of Fig. 2,- and i Figs. 5 and 6 show details.

The horse consists of the body 1 with the head 2 and the forelegs 3, which are made of thin sheet material, the hind legs 4, which are similarly of sheet material, are rotatably journalled about the axle 5 on ball bearings 6. Two circular recesses 7 are formed in so the body, into which corresponding cylindrical enlargements 8 of the hind legs 4, are inserted. The axle 5 passes through both hind legs 4 and the body 1 and has at its ends nuts 9, which hold the legs and body together.

In the hind legs 4 are secured tubular sleeves 10 in which a bolt 11 is inserted through slots 13 in the walls of the recesses 7 and mounted on a toothed segment 12 which is mounted on the axle 5 and rigidly connected therewith. The toothed segment 12 has an angularly bent arm 14 on whicha hook 15 is secured and to which one end of a tension spring 16 is attached. The other end of the tension spring is secured to a fiat iron frame 17 which is riveted to the body 1. Said frame is provided at its rear end with a holder 51 for a rubber stop 52. In engagement with the toothed segment 12 is a second toothed segment 18 which is pivotal about the bolt 19 ,which rests in the-frame 17. To both sides of the toothed segment 18 are mountedtwo bars 20 also rotatably journalled about bolt 19fand each havingan angular arm 21 to which tension springs 22 are suspended. The

other ends of the springs 22 are secured to the frame 17. The. bars 20 areconnected together by a crossbar 20 and together-form a rigid body. The toothedsegment ,18 engages with its extension 23 in-a notoh 24 jof the pawl 24 which lies between the bars20 and isrotatable about a pin 25 which connects said bars. The head 24" of the pawl lying above the notch 24 is rounded in form,

whilst the other end of the pawl tapers to anincline 24. Between the bars is secured further a sleeve 26 which serves to take the pressure spring 27 and the pin 28. On the bars 20 is also an abutment 29 for the pawl 24 and an arm 30 which extends downwardly from the front portions of said, bars and serves as .an'abutment therefor by striking the lower side of the. body. Hangers .32

which may be straps, rods or thelike. depend 53. In the front of thebody portion l'between the front legs 3 and the neck is welded a tube 35 in which is inserted a second tube 36 terminating at the top in a handle 37 and v at the bottom in a fork 38 in which thefront I wheel 39 rests. I

The feetof the two hind legs 4 rest on bushes 40, 41 which siton the shaft 42 to which the rear wheels 42? are keyed. The biish 41' has on its end face a crown of inclined teeth 43 which mesh with the teeth 44 of the ring 45 (Figs. 5 and 6). The screw 46 in thering 45 engages wit-h its end in a slot 47 in the sleeves 48 'whichis riveted to;3tl 1e shaft by a pin 49. -The ri ng 45 vi's' 'slidable on the 9,5 sleeves 48,,which; also hasa-pres'sure spring The manner of operation is as follows .The'child, which sits upon the horse,

treads on the 'stirrups 33 hanging from the w r :1. (Mt

- F w i a 32. The bars 20 on which the straps straps hung are thereby drawn down and therewith the pawl24 lying between said bars, which n "takes with it the toothed segment18. 5 a f bars 20 and toothed segment 18 turn about the bolt 19. Toothed segment 18 thereby moves the toothed se cut 12 about the M1 ml =ca at said segmef "'nt slid rdiy ln esld'tsi ahdsihce it is w 1 in the sleeves takes the-hind legs "i h -a r e m, wh'wi ih t e lar ments 8 in w 7 of the b0 y 1 about the mile 5. The be and the' toothed w m 18 move until the arm serving as 15 an ahutlfint toaohwtltehody I o! horse,

' i Thetensiqn sprlngs 16, 22 are attended .jdqwnward movement '1? 26-]1 24 (if the pawl V w o'vet' the acts so that the .1 was at ends: in 25, the extenh I8 is released 12 P the compresem Wheh the exenga es in y le to run hf lit e were arekeyed,

"" the rigr leg I; I! NH? te i ereupen its-ti; rmg W1 th 44jslide over the "whl' stands fast. The teeth tl ifihqitaiionly run forwards $9 lguieeah means eng a ,whel

15in 23 until the t i h liens nee u anagr m to I operable means for operation of said spring actuated means.

2. A hobby horse as claimed in claim 1, in which said movable leg is pivotally mounted, said spring actuated means including an oscillatory segment and a spring active when under tension to move said segment in one 'difiection, and said manually operable means ineluding a pivotally mounted segment engaged with the first named segment, a hanger whereby said second named segment may be moved manually in the required direction to cause mid second named segment to move the first named segment in the direction required to tension the said spring aadalso including means to release the second named segment at the end of an effective strokethereof,

3. A hobbyhorse as claimed in claim 1, in which said movable leg is pivotally mounted, said spring actuated means including an oscillatory segment and a sgring active when undertension to move sai segment in one direction, and'said manuallyoperable means including a ivotally mounted segment engaged with t e first named segment, a hanger whereby said second named segment ma be moved manually in the required directio to cause said second named se ment to move the first named segment in the irection required to tension the said spring and also including means to release the second named segment at the-end of an effective stroke thereof and a sprin to restore the last named segment to initia .position.

In testimony WhereofI have hereunto set my hand this 23rd day of December, A. D.

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